e-Learning - Carbon Literacy Knowledge

This Carbon Literacy course looks at the basic science behind climate change. Completing this course will help you understand how our climate is changing and learn more about your role in taking action. On completion of this course learners will understand:

• What greenhouses gases are and their relationship to weather and climate
• How the climate is likely to change and how we know this
• How changes in the climate are likely to affect us
• How our actions impact on the amount of greenhouse gases produced and the impact that they have
• How we can motivate others to take action and gain confidence in expressing our Carbon Literacy to others
• Where we can go to get help and what help is available to us
• What we are already doing locally and nationally
• What we can do to reduce our impact and the benefits and disadvantage of taking action